diff --git a/BasiliskII/src/Windows/ether_windows.cpp b/BasiliskII/src/Windows/ether_windows.cpp
index cc6aa411..8f38d2f0 100755
--- a/BasiliskII/src/Windows/ether_windows.cpp
+++ b/BasiliskII/src/Windows/ether_windows.cpp
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@
 #include "ether_windows.h"
 #include "router/router.h"
 #include "util_windows.h"
+// somehow util_windows undefines min
+#define min(x,y) ((x) < (y) ? (x) : (y))
 #include "libslirp.h"
 
 // Define to let the slirp library determine the right timeout for select()
diff --git a/BasiliskII/src/Windows/serial_windows.cpp b/BasiliskII/src/Windows/serial_windows.cpp
index 5a062b32..194bf838 100755
--- a/BasiliskII/src/Windows/serial_windows.cpp
+++ b/BasiliskII/src/Windows/serial_windows.cpp
@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@
 
 #include "main.h"
 #include "util_windows.h"
+// somehow util_windows undefines min
+#define min(x,y) ((x) < (y) ? (x) : (y))
 #include "macos_util.h"
 #include "prefs.h"
 #include "serial.h"
@@ -310,12 +312,12 @@ open_error:
 	if (input_thread_active) {
 		TerminateThread(input_thread_active,0);
 		CloseHandle(input_signal);
-		input_thread_active = false;
+		input_thread_active = 0;
 	}
 	if (output_thread_active) {
 		TerminateThread(output_thread_active,0);
 		CloseHandle(output_signal);
-		output_thread_active = false;
+		output_thread_active = 0;
 	}
 	if(fd != INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE) {
 		CloseHandle(fd);
@@ -674,13 +676,13 @@ int16 XSERDPort::close()
 	if (input_thread_active) {
 		quitting = true;
 		ReleaseSemaphore(input_signal,1,NULL);
-		input_thread_active = false;
+		input_thread_active = 0;
 		CloseHandle(input_signal);
 	}
 	if (output_thread_active) {
 		quitting = true;
 		ReleaseSemaphore(output_signal,1,NULL);
-		output_thread_active = false;
+		output_thread_active = 0;
 		// bugfix: was: CloseHandle(&output_signal);
 		CloseHandle(output_signal);
 	}
diff --git a/BasiliskII/src/include/debug.h b/BasiliskII/src/include/debug.h
index 414ad324..5200ba01 100644
--- a/BasiliskII/src/include/debug.h
+++ b/BasiliskII/src/include/debug.h
@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/timeb.h>
 
+#include "main.h"
+
 static inline void _cdecl vwinbug(const char *s, va_list vargs)
 {
 	char msg[1024], date[50], hours[50];
diff --git a/BasiliskII/src/slirp/libslirp.h b/BasiliskII/src/slirp/libslirp.h
index 8a1aa31e..c955a28c 100644
--- a/BasiliskII/src/slirp/libslirp.h
+++ b/BasiliskII/src/slirp/libslirp.h
@@ -2,7 +2,16 @@
 #define _LIBSLIRP_H
 
 #ifdef _WIN32
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+#if _WIN32_WINNT < 0x501
+#undef _WIN32_WINNT
+#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x501
+#endif
+#endif
 #include <winsock2.h>
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+#include <WS2tcpip.h>
+#endif
 int inet_aton(const char *cp, struct in_addr *ia);
 #else
 #include <sys/select.h>
diff --git a/BasiliskII/src/slirp/slirp.h b/BasiliskII/src/slirp/slirp.h
index b845caa7..81a49dd2 100644
--- a/BasiliskII/src/slirp/slirp.h
+++ b/BasiliskII/src/slirp/slirp.h
@@ -22,8 +22,30 @@ typedef char *caddr_t;
 typedef int socklen_t;
 typedef unsigned long ioctlsockopt_t;
 
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+#if _WIN32_WINNT < 0x501
+#undef _WIN32_WINNT
+#define _WIN32_WINNT 0x501
+#endif
+#endif
 # include <winsock2.h>
 # include <WS2tcpip.h>
+
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+char * WSAAPI inet_ntop(
+  INT     Family,
+  PVOID  pAddr,
+  PTSTR  pStringBuf,
+  size_t StringBufSize
+);
+
+INT WSAAPI inet_pton(
+  INT     Family,
+  const char * pszAddrString,
+  PVOID  pAddrBuf
+);
+#endif
+
 # include <sys/timeb.h>
 # include <iphlpapi.h>
 
diff --git a/SheepShaver/Makefile b/SheepShaver/Makefile
index 2fec37a1..c9914745 100644
--- a/SheepShaver/Makefile
+++ b/SheepShaver/Makefile
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@ $(SRCARCHIVE): $(SRCS) $(DOCS)
 # Links to Basilisk II sources
 #
 links:
+	mkdir -p src/CrossPlatform
+	mkdir -p src/Unix/Irix
 	@list='adb.cpp audio.cpp cdrom.cpp disk.cpp extfs.cpp pict.c \
 	       prefs.cpp scsi.cpp sony.cpp xpram.cpp \
 	       include/adb.h include/audio.h include/audio_defs.h \
@@ -87,7 +89,6 @@ links:
 	       Windows/posix_emu.cpp Windows/posix_emu.h Windows/sys_windows.cpp \
 	       Windows/timer_windows.cpp Windows/util_windows.cpp \
 	       Windows/util_windows.h Windows/xpram_windows.cpp \
-	       Windows/kernel_windows.h Windows/kernel_windows.cpp \
 	       Windows/serial_windows.cpp Windows/router Windows/b2ether \
 	       Windows/ether_windows.h Windows/ether_windows.cpp \
 	       Windows/serial_windows.cpp Windows/prefs_editor_gtk.cpp \
@@ -98,7 +99,8 @@ links:
 	    echo $$i; o=$$i; \
 	    case $$i in *codegen_x86.h) o=kpx_cpu/src/cpu/jit/x86/codegen_x86.h;; esac; \
 	    SUB=`echo $$o | sed 's;[^/]*/;../;g' | sed 's;[^/]*$$;;'` ;\
-	    ln -sf "$$PREFIX$$SUB$(B2_TOPDIR)/src/$$i" src/$$o; \
+	    cur_link=src/$$o ;\
+	    if [ -d "$$cur_link" ]; then rm -rf "$$cur_link"; fi ;\
+	    ln -sf "$$PREFIX$$SUB$(B2_TOPDIR)/src/$$i" $$cur_link; \
 	  fi; \
-	done; \
-	ln -sf ../../../../../SheepShaver/src/Unix/config.h $(B2_TOPDIR)/src/Unix/Linux/NetDriver/config.h
+	done;
diff --git a/SheepShaver/src/Windows/Makefile.in b/SheepShaver/src/Windows/Makefile.in
index edd28f59..673580d5 100755
--- a/SheepShaver/src/Windows/Makefile.in
+++ b/SheepShaver/src/Windows/Makefile.in
@@ -37,8 +37,9 @@ CFLAGS = @CFLAGS@ $(SDL_CFLAGS)
 CXXFLAGS = @CXXFLAGS@ $(SDL_CFLAGS)
 CPPFLAGS = @CPPFLAGS@ -I../include -I. -I../slirp
 DEFS = @DEFS@
-LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@
-LIBS = @LIBS@ -lwsock32 -liphlpapi
+LDFLAGS = @LDFLAGS@ -static-libgcc -static-libstdc++ -Wl,-Bstatic -lstdc++ -Wl,-Bdynamic
+#TODO remove pthread part of that if irrelevant
+LIBS = @LIBS@ -lws2_32 -lwsock32 -liphlpapi
 CPUSRCS = @CPUSRCS@
 PERL = @PERL@
 
@@ -54,7 +55,7 @@ HOST_CXXFLAGS = -O2
 HOST_LDFLAGS =
 
 ## Files
-UNIXSRCS = vm_alloc.cpp vm_alloc.h sigsegv.cpp sigsegv.h video_vosf.h video_blit.cpp video_blit.h
+XPLATSRCS = vm_alloc.cpp vm_alloc.h sigsegv.cpp sigsegv.h video_vosf.h video_blit.cpp video_blit.h
 
 ROUTERSRCS =  router/arp.cpp router/dump.cpp router/dynsockets.cpp router/ftp.cpp \
 	router/icmp.cpp router/mib/interfaces.cpp router/iphelp.cpp router/ipsocket.cpp \
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ SRCS = ../main.cpp main_windows.cpp ../prefs.cpp ../prefs_items.cpp prefs_window
     ../audio.cpp ../SDL/audio_sdl.cpp ../ether.cpp ether_windows.cpp \
     ../thunks.cpp ../serial.cpp serial_windows.cpp ../extfs.cpp extfs_windows.cpp \
     about_window_windows.cpp ../user_strings.cpp user_strings_windows.cpp \
-    ../dummy/prefs_editor_dummy.cpp clip_windows.cpp util_windows.cpp kernel_windows.cpp \
+    ../dummy/prefs_editor_dummy.cpp clip_windows.cpp util_windows.cpp \
     vm_alloc.cpp sigsegv.cpp posix_emu.cpp SheepShaver.rc \
 	$(CPUSRCS) $(ROUTERSRCS) $(SLIRP_OBJS)
 
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ endif
 
 all: $(PROGS)
 
-$(UNIXSRCS): %: ../Unix/%
+$(XPLATSRCS): %: ../CrossPlatform/%
 	$(LN_S) $< $@
 
 OBJ_DIR = obj
@@ -123,17 +124,17 @@ SRC_PATHS += $(sort $(foreach file, $(SRCS), $(dir $(file))))
 VPATH :=
 VPATH += $(addprefix :, $(subst  ,:, $(filter-out $($(subst, :, ,$(VPATH))), $(SRC_PATHS))))
 
-$(APP): $(UNIXSRCS) $(OBJ_DIR) $(OBJS)
+$(APP): $(XPLATSRCS) $(OBJ_DIR) $(OBJS)
 	$(CXX) -o $(APP) $(LDFLAGS) $(OBJS) $(LIBS) $(SDL_LIBS)
 
-$(UI_APP): $(UNIXSRCS) $(OBJ_DIR) $(UI_OBJS)
+$(UI_APP): $(XPLATSRCS) $(OBJ_DIR) $(UI_OBJS)
 	$(CXX) -o $@ $(LDFLAGS) $(UI_OBJS) $(LIBS) $(GTK_LIBS) -mwindows -mno-cygwin
 
 mostlyclean:
 	rm -f $(APP) $(UI_APP) $(OBJ_DIR)/* core* *.core *~ *.bak
 
 clean: mostlyclean
-	rm -f $(UNIXSRCS)
+	rm -f $(XPLATSRCS)
 	rm -f dyngen basic-dyngen-ops.hpp ppc-dyngen-ops.hpp ppc-execute-impl.cpp
 
 distclean: clean
diff --git a/SheepShaver/src/Windows/configure.ac b/SheepShaver/src/Windows/configure.ac
index dcb4bfe0..64fa9612 100755
--- a/SheepShaver/src/Windows/configure.ac
+++ b/SheepShaver/src/Windows/configure.ac
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ AC_CANONICAL_TARGET
 dnl Options.
 AC_ARG_ENABLE(jit,          [  --enable-jit            enable JIT compiler [default=yes]], [WANT_JIT=$enableval], [WANT_JIT=yes])
 AC_ARG_WITH(gtk,          [  --with-gtk              use GTK user interface [default=yes]], [WANT_GTK=$withval], [WANT_GTK=yes])
+AC_ARG_ENABLE(vosf,         [  --enable-vosf           enable video on SEGV signals [default=yes]], [WANT_VOSF=$enableval], [WANT_VOSF=yes])
 
 dnl Checks for programs.
 AC_PROG_CC
@@ -84,7 +85,7 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether VirtualProtect works],
       #define HAVE_WIN32_VM 1
       #define CONFIGURE_TEST_VM_MAP
       #define TEST_VM_PROT_$test_def
-      #include "../Unix/vm_alloc.cpp"
+      #include "../CrossPlatform/vm_alloc.cpp"
     ], ac_cv_VirtualProtect_works=no, rm -f core,
     dnl When cross-compiling, assume it works
     ac_cv_VirtualProtect_works="yes"
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether VirtualProtect works],
     #define HAVE_WIN32_VM 1
     #define CONFIGURE_TEST_VM_MAP
     #define TEST_VM_PROT_RDWR_WRITE
-    #include "../Unix/vm_alloc.cpp"
+    #include "../CrossPlatform/vm_alloc.cpp"
   ], , ac_cv_VirtualProtect_works=no,
   dnl When cross-compiling, assume it works
   ac_cv_VirtualProtect_works="yes"
@@ -116,8 +117,8 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether your system supports Windows exceptions],
   AC_TRY_RUN([
     #define HAVE_WIN32_EXCEPTIONS 1
     #define CONFIGURE_TEST_SIGSEGV_RECOVERY
-    #include "../Unix/vm_alloc.cpp"
-    #include "../Unix/sigsegv.cpp"
+    #include "../CrossPlatform/vm_alloc.cpp"
+    #include "../CrossPlatform/sigsegv.cpp"
   ],
   ac_cv_have_win32_exceptions=yes,
   ac_cv_have_win32_exceptions=no,
@@ -141,8 +142,8 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether we can skip instruction in SIGSEGV handler],
   AC_TRY_RUN([
     #define HAVE_SIGSEGV_SKIP_INSTRUCTION 1
     #define CONFIGURE_TEST_SIGSEGV_RECOVERY
-    #include "../Unix/vm_alloc.cpp"
-    #include "../Unix/sigsegv.cpp"
+    #include "../CrossPlatform/vm_alloc.cpp"
+    #include "../CrossPlatform/sigsegv.cpp"
   ], ac_cv_have_skip_instruction=yes, ac_cv_have_skip_instruction=no,
   dnl When cross-compiling, assume it works
   ac_cv_have_skip_instruction="yes"
@@ -153,8 +154,12 @@ AC_CACHE_CHECK([whether we can skip instruction in SIGSEGV handler],
 AC_TRANSLATE_DEFINE(HAVE_SIGSEGV_SKIP_INSTRUCTION, "$ac_cv_have_skip_instruction",
   [Define if we can ignore the fault (instruction skipping in SIGSEGV handler).])
 
-dnl We really want VOSF (Video on SEGV Signals) screen updates acceleration
-AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_VOSF, 1, [Define if using video enabled on SEGV signals.])
+dnl Enable VOSF screen updates with this feature is requested
+if [[ "x$WANT_VOSF" = "xyes" ]]; then
+    AC_DEFINE(ENABLE_VOSF, 1, [Define if using video enabled on SEGV signals.])
+else
+    WANT_VOSF=no
+fi
 
 dnl Check for GCC 2.7 or higher.
 HAVE_GCC27=no
@@ -262,5 +267,6 @@ echo SheepShaver configuration summary:
 echo
 echo Enable JIT compiler .............. : $WANT_JIT
 echo GTK user interface ............... : $WANT_GTK
+echo Enable VOSF ...................... : $WANT_VOSF
 echo
 echo "Configuration done. Now type \"make\"."
diff --git a/SheepShaver/src/Windows/main_windows.cpp b/SheepShaver/src/Windows/main_windows.cpp
index 2d63d76b..6efc0111 100755
--- a/SheepShaver/src/Windows/main_windows.cpp
+++ b/SheepShaver/src/Windows/main_windows.cpp
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@
 #include "vm_alloc.h"
 #include "sigsegv.h"
 #include "util_windows.h"
-#include "kernel_windows.h"
+//#include "kernel_windows.h"
 
 #define DEBUG 0
 #include "debug.h"
@@ -207,8 +207,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 	if (!check_drivers())
 		QuitEmulator();
 
-	// Load win32 libraries
-	KernelInit();
+//	// Load win32 libraries
+//	KernelInit();
 
 	// FIXME: default to DIB driver
 	if (getenv("SDL_VIDEODRIVER") == NULL)
@@ -446,8 +446,8 @@ static void Quit(void)
 	// Exit preferences
 	PrefsExit();
 
-	// Release win32 libraries
-	KernelExit();
+//	// Release win32 libraries
+//	KernelExit();
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_MON
 	// Exit mon
diff --git a/SheepShaver/src/Windows/sysdeps.h b/SheepShaver/src/Windows/sysdeps.h
index f5aaee12..99834f0c 100755
--- a/SheepShaver/src/Windows/sysdeps.h
+++ b/SheepShaver/src/Windows/sysdeps.h
@@ -37,6 +37,8 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <stdint.h>
 #include <string.h>
+#include <tchar.h>
+#undef _TEXT
 #include <time.h>
 #ifdef __WIN32__
 #include <windows.h>
@@ -225,6 +227,7 @@ static inline uint64 tswap64(uint64 x) { return bswap_64(x); }
       (((x) & 0x0000ff00) <<  8) | (((x) & 0x000000ff) << 24))
 
 #if defined(__GNUC__)
+#if 0
 #define do_byteswap_16(x)						\
 		(__extension__							\
 		 ({ register uint16 __v, __x = (x);		\
@@ -243,8 +246,19 @@ static inline uint64 tswap64(uint64 x) { return bswap_64(x); }
 		   __v = do_byteswap_32_g(__x);			\
 		 __v; }))
 #else
-#define do_byteswap_16(x) do_byteswap_16_g(x)
-#define do_byteswap_32(x) do_byteswap_32_g(x)
+
+inline uint16 sysdeps_inline_bswap_16(uint16 x)
+{
+  return ((x & 0xff) << 8) | ((x >> 8) & 0xff);
+}
+
+#define do_byteswap_16(x) (sysdeps_inline_bswap_16(x))
+#define do_byteswap_32(x) (do_byteswap_32_g(x))
+
+#endif
+#else
+#define do_byteswap_16(x) (do_byteswap_16_g((uint16)(x)))
+#define do_byteswap_32(x) (do_byteswap_32_g(x))
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__i386__) || defined(__x86_64__)
diff --git a/SheepShaver/src/include/main.h b/SheepShaver/src/include/main.h
index e595c04a..787832da 100644
--- a/SheepShaver/src/include/main.h
+++ b/SheepShaver/src/include/main.h
@@ -77,4 +77,15 @@ extern void TriggerInterrupt(void);							// Trigger SIGUSR1 interrupt in emulat
 extern void DisableInterrupt(void);							// Disable SIGUSR1 interrupt (can be nested)
 extern void EnableInterrupt(void);							// Enable SIGUSR1 interrupt (can be nested)
 
+// Array length
+#if __cplusplus >= 201103L || (_MSC_VER >= 1900 && defined __cplusplus)
+template <typename T, size_t size>
+constexpr size_t lengthof(T (& a)[size])
+{
+	return size;
+}
+#else
+#define lengthof(a) (sizeof(a) / sizeof(a[0]))
+#endif
+
 #endif
diff --git a/SheepShaver/src/kpx_cpu/include/nvmemfun.hpp b/SheepShaver/src/kpx_cpu/include/nvmemfun.hpp
index efad01ff..830b8ecd 100644
--- a/SheepShaver/src/kpx_cpu/include/nvmemfun.hpp
+++ b/SheepShaver/src/kpx_cpu/include/nvmemfun.hpp
@@ -47,8 +47,17 @@
 
 #if HAVE_FAST_NV_MEM_FUN
 
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+#define PF_CONVENTION __thiscall
+#else
+// TODO set a calling convention on other platforms/compilers where the default cc does not pass obj as first param
+#define PF_CONVENTION
+#endif
+
 template< class PMF, class PF >
 inline PF nv_mem_fun_of(PMF pmf) {
+    /** Convert member function pointer to a regular function pointer that takes the object as first parameter
+    */
 	if (pmf == 0)
 		return 0;
 	union { PMF pmf; uintptr p[MEM_FUN_WORDS]; } x;
@@ -59,7 +68,7 @@ inline PF nv_mem_fun_of(PMF pmf) {
 template< class R, class T >
 class nv_mem_fun_t : public std::unary_function<T, R> {
 	typedef R (T::*pmf_t)();
-	typedef R (*pf_t)(T *);
+	typedef R (* PF_CONVENTION pf_t)(T *);
 	pf_t pf;
 public:
 	nv_mem_fun_t(pmf_t pmf) : pf(nv_mem_fun_of<pmf_t, pf_t>(pmf)) {}
@@ -70,7 +79,7 @@ public:
 template< class R, class T >
 class const_nv_mem_fun_t : public std::unary_function<T, R> {
 	typedef R (T::*pmf_t)();
-	typedef R (*pf_t)(T *);
+	typedef R (* PF_CONVENTION pf_t)(T *);
 	pf_t const pf;
 public:
 	const_nv_mem_fun_t(pmf_t const pmf) : pf(nv_mem_fun_of<pmf_t, pf_t>(pmf)) {}
@@ -81,7 +90,7 @@ public:
 template< class R, class T, class A >
 class nv_mem_fun1_t : public std::binary_function<T, A, R> {
 	typedef R (T::*pmf_t)(A);
-	typedef R (*pf_t)(T *, A x);
+	typedef R (* PF_CONVENTION pf_t)(T *, A x);
 	pf_t pf;
 public:
 	nv_mem_fun1_t(pmf_t pmf) : pf(nv_mem_fun_of<pmf_t, pf_t>(pmf)) {}
@@ -92,7 +101,7 @@ public:
 template< class R, class T, class A >
 class const_nv_mem_fun1_t : public std::binary_function<T, A, R> {
 	typedef R (T::*pmf_t)(A);
-	typedef R (*pf_t)(T *, A x);
+	typedef R (* PF_CONVENTION pf_t)(T *, A x);
 	pf_t const pf;
 public:
 	const_nv_mem_fun1_t(pmf_t const pmf) : pf(nv_mem_fun_of<pmf_t, pf_t>(pmf)) {}
diff --git a/SheepShaver/src/kpx_cpu/src/cpu/ppc/ppc-execute.cpp b/SheepShaver/src/kpx_cpu/src/cpu/ppc/ppc-execute.cpp
index 7154a5af..ec366e59 100644
--- a/SheepShaver/src/kpx_cpu/src/cpu/ppc/ppc-execute.cpp
+++ b/SheepShaver/src/kpx_cpu/src/cpu/ppc/ppc-execute.cpp
@@ -894,11 +894,19 @@ void powerpc_cpu::execute_fp_int_convert(uint32 opcode)
  *		Rc		Predicate to record CR1
  **/
 
+#ifndef FPCLASSIFY_RETURN_T
+#ifdef __MINGW32__
+#define FPCLASSIFY_RETURN_T int
+#else
+#define FPCLASSIFY_RETURN_T uint8
+#endif
+#endif
+
 template< class FP >
 void powerpc_cpu::fp_classify(FP x)
 {
 	uint32 c = fpscr() & ~FPSCR_FPRF_field::mask();
-	uint8 fc = fpclassify(x);
+	FPCLASSIFY_RETURN_T fc = fpclassify(x);
 	switch (fc) {
 	case FP_NAN:
 		c |= FPSCR_FPRF_FU_field::mask() | FPSCR_FPRF_C_field::mask();